BRETFORD MFG., INC. v. SMITH SYSTEM MFG. CORP.

No. 03-3932.

419 F.3d 576 (2005)

BRETFORD MANUFACTURING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SMITH SYSTEM MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Unikel (argued), Bart A. Lazar, Seyfarth & Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alejandro Menchaca (argued), Thomas J. Wimbiscus, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Bretford makes a line of computer tables that it sells under the name ConnectionsTM. Since 1990 many of these tables have featured one rather than two legs on each end. The leg supports a sleeve attached to a V-shaped brace, making it easy to change the table's height while keeping the work surface stable. Although the sleeve and brace together look like a Y, Bretford calls it the V-Design table, and we employ...

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